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Saturday, July 21, 2007

About a month ago, I started a funny email exchange with Hannah of Bittersweet. I left a comment on her blog after seeing the cutest box of eggs…Eh? Allright, Tartelette has gone off the deep end…now she gets all excited “looking” at eggs. Hear me out: Hannah makes the most precious crochet items (seriously girl, set up shop already!!), and once my eyes settled on these I started to covet them (familiar Lis?!). I even entertained the idea of learning how to crochet so I could duplicate them, or bribe my mom to teach me or make them for me. A few days later I received an email from Hannah, offering to make another carton for me for a bargain or a swap. I think they are priceless, but we agreed on swaping the eggs for a few jars of homemade preserves.I was so excited to get Hanah’s packagage! The eggs look so much cuter in person than through the monitor. Such talent…and they are funny….but there started my “problem”.

Once I had the box in my hands, I was not sure where to display it. The kitchen? It would get dirty. The window sill? Not enough of a showcase. The dining room or living room? Neither are really a good spot but the eggs would be a good conversation piece or ice breaker, and yet they were still out of place. I was holding the box in my hands thinking: “Now what?” I was getting ready to go visit Lisa in Ohio and thought they would make a nice present. But then, same thing would happen again: she’ll admire them, look at them and then say “Now what?” That’s when the solution to the whole thing came to my mind: these eggs need to see the world, they have the traveling bug! Lisa and I did not have our stuff together yet to send them off on their merry little way, so they came back to South Carolina with me…and now they are off to greener pasture!

So here is how the Traveling Egg Meme works:One day, you might be the lucky recipient of a half dozen hand crocheted eggs, made by Hannah of Bittersweet. The eggs have the traveling bug and need to see the world. To help them on their mission, here are the directives you must follow:

1/ When you unpack them, enjoy them or a few days. Sign your name or your blog name on the carton (anywhere). If by the time the eggs reach you, the carton is full of names, sign on a small card and put it inside the box.2/ Take a picture of the eggs with you or something representing your blog, city or state, and write a short post including that picture and a link back to Hannah’s and Tartelette’s blogs.3/ Send them to somebody with a food related blog, but do not reveal their identity. Include the enclosed card with a permalink to this post in case more info are necessary. If you do not know an address, ask around, beg, plea or lie! There are a lot of packages being exchanged between us these days so I have no fear the eggs will find a temporary home!4/ If for any reason you do not wish to participate, email Tartelette (marinette1ATcomcastDOTnet) to send them back to her so she can set them off somewhere again.

Mais il faudrait «mériter» la visite de ces oeufs hilarants! ... en publiant une photo d'oeuf, par exemple? But one should «earn» a vist from these hilarious eggs!... by publishing the photo of an egg, perhaps? Here's my contribution (the 2 last photos in the post), picture of a square egg... http://gato-azul.blogspot.com/2007/06/panier-du-march.html

gato azul: this is not about "deserving" the eggs, this is not a contest but a game. Send them to somebody you appreciate or like, but before you take a picture of you or something that represents you or your country. Your square eggs are fun,btw.

Must be my 'puritan' upbringing that seeks 'récompense' ;-D ... But 'square eggs' do represent the English faction of my country... square 'good eggs' ;-D The French elements are all 'round' (as in round the bend?)

The Incredible, Non-Edible Egg! These are adorable! Love the traveling egg idea - similiar to the Flat Stanley story. I play that game with an adorable 6 year old I know. Whenever I travel I take Flat Stanley and he goes sight-seeing with us. Was funny to see the reactions in Paris, when we would whip Flat out of my bag and set him up on the table!

Does Hot Chocolate count as food? I would love to participate in this MEME... I have been a fan of Hannah's work for some time now and I also wish she would set up shop, already! How do you submit your address?Debbie

Debbie: Yes, hot chocolate counts as food. No need to submit your address. The receiver of the eggs must send it to somebody else. If you have someone in mind but do not know her/his address, kindly ask other bloggers and see if they have it, or employ ingenuity with getting it from the person in question. Good luck!